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BOB DEGEN·MICHAEL FORMANEK·BILL STEWART - Catability (1998)
Bob Degen is a subtle and original pianist who can be seen as standing between two usually distinct groups; the more elegant post-Powellites like Harris, Flanagan, or Evans, and the pianist/composers,...
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ENRICO PIERANUNZI·MARC JOHNSON·JOEY BARON - Play Morricone 2 (2004)
Tracks01. Il clan dei Siciliani: Il clan dei Siciliani (4:54)02. Ninfa plebea: Alba oscura e d'amore (6:22)03. I malamondo: Penso a te (6:10)04. I malamondo: Questi vent'anni miei (5:02)05. The next...
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BORAH BERGMAN with HAMID DRAKE - Reflections (1996)
Tracks01. Focus On Sanity02. Lonely Woman03. Peace04. Congeniality05. The Stone House06. Focus On SanityBORAH BERGMAN pianoHAMID DRAKE drumsAll music composed by Ornette Coleman except (5) by Borah...
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SAM RIVERS·DAVE HOLLAND·BARRY ALTSCHUL - Reunion·Live In New York 2007
There will be no more opportunities to experience saxophonist Sam Rivers, who passed away in 2011, at 89. Then again, you probably hadn't caught him live in decades, since he chose to live in Florida...
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STRING TRIO OF NEW YORK - First String (1979)
This set was the debut of the String Trio of New York, an innovative yet generally accessible unit originally comprised of violinist Billy Bang, guitarist James Emery and bassist John Lindberg. Each of...
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STRING TRIO OF NEW YORK - Blues (1995)
Track1. Cobalt Blue (James Emery)2. Depth (John Lindberg)3. Hurry Up And Wait (Regina Carter)4. Speedball (Lee Morgan)5. I'm Afraid (Duke Ellington)6. A Suite Of Works By Charlie Parker...
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TOM HARRELL·DADO MORONI·ANDREA DULBECCO·RICCARDO FIORAVANTI·ENZO...
Tracks1. Tom's Soul (T. Harrell)2. Streets (T. Harrell)3. Corale (A. Dulbecco)4. Hidden Passages (E. Moroni)5. Da Lontano (S. Bagnoli)6. Sea (E. Moroni)7. The Cube (E. Moroni)8. Valzenrico (R....
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MARC DUCRET - News from the Front (1992)
As auteur Stefan Winter finally gets around to re-releasing his back catalog (his JMT sides were issued in the U.S. during the 1990s and distributed by Polygram, but sadly are no longer), certain...
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MARC DUCRET - Qui parle (2003)
Qui Parle? Well, Marc Ducret, for one, along with Leslie Sévenier, Philippe Agaël, and Laurence Blasco. And Anne Magouët sings. With all this vocalizing en Français, linguistically challenged stateside...
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V.S.O.P. The Quintet (1977)
With the cheers and huzzahs from their 1976 one-off reunion still resounding, the reconstituted Miles Davis Quintet minus Miles went on the road in 1977, spreading their 1965-vintage gospel according...
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MANFRED SCHOOF QUINTET - Scales (1976)
The title track of Scales opens both album and set with a primal trumpet cry. It is Schoof’s calling card: a rip in the ether from which flows undeniable light. Van ‘t Hof poeticizes this light from a...
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ALEX CLINE - Continuation (2009)
Alex Cline's percussion armada of drums, cymbals, and little instruments has likely not been showcased as well as on Continuation, a set of free based, contemplative, and harmonically rich works made...
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BOJAN SULFIKARPAŠIĆ - Koreni (1999)
For his third album as a leader, pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic returns to his roots ("koreni" in Serbo-Croatian) and a music he rejected while growing up in the former Yugoslavia. Koreni features...
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MARC COPLAND·GREG OSBY - Round And Round (2002)
It has been a busy few years for pianist Marc Copland who has, since 2001, released as many as four albums in a single year. From the solo recording Poetic Motion to group recordings including...
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MANU KATCHÉ - Third Round (2010)
For his third ECM recording, the French jazz, rock and pop drummer Manu KatchÈ brings in Jan Garbarek-inspired saxophonist Tore Brunborg and British pianist Jason Rebello ñ KatchÈ and Rebello are old...
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TRIO M - Guess House (2011)
Historically, the most revered jazz piano trios tend to erase the distinction between leader and accompanist; empathetic listening skills and quicksilver responsiveness enable adroit performers to...
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MYRA MELFORD EXTENDED ENSEMBLE - Even the Sounds Shine (1994)
This release from Myra Melford's first Extended Ensemble tour -- trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Marty Ehrlich were added to a trio that included bassist Lindsey Horner and drummer Reggie...
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TONY HYMAN·JEAN-FRANÇOIS JENNY-CLARK·JACQUES THOLLOT - A Winter's Tales (1982)
Tracks1. A Winter's Tale2. Bruce And The Spider3. Snap4. Samba-JS5. Lonesome Traveler Song6. Too Deep For Tears7. Aménagement Du Préalable (Jenny-Clark/Thollot)8. Border BalladJEAN-FRANÇOISE...
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BOBBY HUTCHERSON - Components (1965)
Perhaps the single album that best sums up Bobby Hutcherson's early musical personality, Components is appropriately split into two very distinct halves. The first features four Hutcherson originals in...
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LEROY JENKINS - The Legend of Ai Glatson (1978)
Excellent session by dynamic violinist Leroy Jenkins, once part of the wonderful avant-garde trio The Revolutionary Ensemble. Jenkins cut this session in 1978, shortly after the trio's demise, and it's...
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